The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
THE PRINCE AND THE ACTRESS.


| KerlIon, nenr Brest, ct the age OF SO. Tho
| Prince was colossally rich Under the empire
| no was military attache Of tho Russian EN-
bassy In Paris. He was General and nido-de-
camp to the Emperor OF Russia brother-iii-
| law OF Prince Hohcnlohc, tho statthaltcr OF
| Alsaco-Lorraine. and know not what bosides
| But what renders tho decoased Prince interest.
ing is the fact that his life had romance in It,
and the romantic nowadays il supposed to be
rare. That this romance is edlfying and de-
| lectable do not pretend. On the contrary
the moral OF the tale will rather DO that vico Is
| moro profitable than virtue. However. years
| ago. In q hshcrman's cottage ct kerhorre. In
Brittany. WIS born II giri. to whom was given
tho name Rosaic Leon. In course OF
| time this eirl grow up and went into
service rs chnmbermnid In Breton
hotel; then came the inevitable Gaudlssart,
the commercial traveller in search Of gdldnte
| dpsnt.ire. and Rosalie was betrayed and brought
| to Paris. In tho capital her beauty enabled
| her to acquire moro distinguished protection.
and her native wit prompted her to take les
sons with view to making debut OH the
| stage. This debut took place In due time ut
| the Odeon. whore her beauty alone mnde
| sensation. Thence she passed to the boulo-
| ward theatres and greatly perturbed the
hearts OF tho handles OF the epoch by tito
charm OF her person, the beauty of her profile,
the delicacy OF her hands and feet. Alexandra
Dumas, speaking about her recently said that
she was mediocre actress, but an excellent
! elocutionlst Toward 1857, following the cur
| rent OF fashion among actresses ut that time,
Rosalie went to Russia by ship from Havre.
| And 1t so happened that on board the ship was
Prince Paul Domidofr. whose conquest Rosalie
| undertook in order to amuse herself en- route
| and to keep her hand in. Arrived at st. Peters
burg, Paul Demidof gave a supper in her
| honor, and, being Of a capricious nature. he
| thought no moro about her: but at the supper
was present Prince Pierre Wittgensten man
| Of gigantic stature and distinguished. sympa-
| thetic manners, the type OF the Russian grand
seignsur Rosalis fell In love with. the Prince.
| and utter few weeks the Prince fell in love
with Rosalie. and during twonty-ciGht years
| this love lasted. until on Aug. 10. 1885, Rosalie
died at Ems, religious marriage IN e1tyen,is
having made the fisherman g daughter Princess.
Just one year after the death Of Rosalio the
Prince Pierre has diod OF a cold caught Willie
praying over the grave OF the loved and lost in
VI -The lie Of Ro.aiie Leon would furnish Reno
pie. material for y novel full OF queer physlo-
foxico psychological details. Resale was
| nervous attacks, which she Gained and at tho
same time aggravated by tho abuse OF ans:s-
INDUCED in tie lem most eStravasant ard repre-
hensible freaks, all Of which she ,scrppuloisly
to tine Fringe yh ascSt ~
Sdpho, conso!ed her and pitied her, looking
uron hor rs victim. md not iis cninrit. sho
: The alteration which tho Prince proiessed for
| Rosnlie touk materia! form In the spiendor Of
lions in building q chateau where Resale lived
Cent Lady Ghpteiaine. While Il Ntee Resale
/, ns,r the villas OF Elisa Soubse aud OF Amelie
Gioja. and here, during tho winter, there wyro
and now and again excursions on the, Princes
yacht. craft with y crew OF twenty-ilye men.
after and CO Ross s
sssins, to Prince %i'issnsts asoa tho :, vs;y ~
Tor members OF ner family. Then. ieeling that
the Princess Marie Won Hohenlohe, sister OF
Prince, Pierre wiugenStein. The Princess came
to to he her: M" a am going to de, and
Prince Pierre will not survive me long 4
you'd be eonsolStSa II you Wona
haye both lovad SO much, DO not refuse" The
Pierre ll not survive his, mistress long. His
In France virtue is praised once u year at the
academy when tho prizes toHndsd hy A. de
rewards a Whole liie OF sacriiiee. apnegation.
and devotion by a Prize OF a hundred or two
hundred dollars. On the other hand. tho news,
poor people with considerations on Tho frasil:
ity Of the fortunes OF courtesans. This is all
courcsans who are millionaires, not in francs
put In dol,nrs and VINO ENJOY en- tho esteem , OF
Ro m se to a.
month. At :Doissise. near Fontainebleau.. The
Princssy o Hsaeaa is owned S;dD and
OF patrician bearing. who fed from
the Duke Of. Hamilton. who brought her into
supreme relief IN Paris some twenty years ago.
book and 1GoW to tho pse
pain 6d"it living in the odor Of sanctity on Sun.
houses and ,reauirss thirty;iive, servants 10
Ia nsF is X Xdss se
aIae who spends mnSh OF her nc%ns Of
cssons I IsessSp a sse sa sS,d s
Touraine to a number, Of docrepit dandies Of
tates IL Paris and at Nice, and her fortune
permits her to play roulette at n, Monte Carlo
do Lancy. femme 0alanir, ayes Nine. Dubarry
~ the historic pavilion. Of Louveeinnne., and
espIs ya Ha Ses hs Maan whom sa
Of the President OF the republ c-Caroiine
Hasse's peaceful maturity might he ,envied by
But it Is useless to continue the list Tor The
members OF the rieiHe vdrde and OF tho jevne
| gdrde. too. who are as safe rs prudent invest.
hospital dsathbed.. No; on the contrary. in
modern France the. career Of vice. pro-
| vided 1t be exercised wi h a certain amount
OF intelligence, almost always loads 20 70 tune,
and secures for its veterans u ripe old age,
softened by beZIue. charity. consideration,
| and tho society OF the euro OF their parish: md
this. too, after life In which iutrrcst'nG Irci-
| dents may not have been wanting. Was ii not
DonnersmarS, who said OF In Paiva: "Fnrthat
woman would give my fortune, my life, and
my honor? And after tho Franco German
war the Count was as good rs his word, md
| on her wedding day the celebrated cuurtesau
| wore the diamonds which the Emaress EuSilii3
| had sold In London after the battle OF Sedan.
| tn. Z.
MOURNING FOR NNITONNA.